IMPROVING TEACHING QUALITY: CASE STUDY OF STUDENT EVALUATION AT STIE PEMBANGUNAN TANJUNGPINANG

Abstract

According to Kiyosaki (2002), there are 4 professional quadrants, namely as employees, professionals, business owners and investors. All of these professions have their advantages and uniqueness. As for what is the focus in this paper, namely on the side of the profession as a professional where one of them is becoming a lecturer. Being a lecturer is a noble profession as a teacher in educating their children to become better human beings. As a lecturer, you are not only required to transfer knowledge, but also to provide character and ethics for preparation for the real world. In addition, knowledge and maturity in thinking are demanded during the process. In Indonesia, the duties of a lecturer are known as the tridharma of higher education (Liana, 2019), which consists of 3 aspects that support each other and are related. These three aspects are education, research and service. In addition, lecturers are also required to carry out the fourth aspect, namely the supporting aspect. In the first aspect, namely educational activities include teaching and learning activities in the classroom, in which lecturers are required from the start to develop a learning curriculum for 1 semester known as the Semester Learning Plan (RPS) which is used for 16 meetings (including exams). midterm and final exams). In addition, during the learning process in the classroom, it does not only rely on the lecturer's skills in teaching the material, but further how to be able to invite students to interact and think critically about the material that has been given (Mulyani, 2022). In addition, a lecturer also needs to recognize each of his students, with their respective ways, approaches and uniqueness.